Weigela florida Colourtwist® Twopink

Weigela florida Colourtwist® Twopink is a cultivar selected for its floribundus nature, hardiness, and large two-tone pink flowers. This medium-sized, deciduous, easygoing shrub can be used in beds, in a small flowering hedge, and even in pots on the terrace. Its naturally rounded habit, healthy foliage, and good cold resistance make it suitable for many gardens.

Belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family, this weigela descends from the botanical species Weigela florida, native to East Asia (north and east China, Korea, south of Russian Primorye, and Kyushu in Japan). Twopink is protected under the denomination ‘VUKOZ90345’ and marketed in Europe in the Colourtwist® series. It is a selection made in the Czech Republic; it is also found in North America in the Czechmark® series. It was obtained by Vojtěch Benetka (Průhonice, CZ) from a cross-breeding carried out in 1990, identified in 1994, and then commercialised.
The young plant adopts a bushy, rounded, slightly upright, well-branched habit. With medium growth, it reaches between 1.50 m and 1.70 m in height and 1.20 m to 1.30 m in width; in a pot, the bush will stay between 0.80 m and 1.20 m, depending on the container volume. The deciduous leaves are opposite on the stems, ovate to oblong, and measure on average 5 to 7 cm long by 2 to 3 cm wide. Their margin is finely toothed, their slightly hairy upper surface is a medium glossy green and their underside is lighter; the veins are well marked. The main flowering occurs in May-June on the previous year's wood; the small clusters or corymbs comprise several tubular flowers with 5 lobes of 2 to 3 cm, light pink with a carmine pink throat and tube; a very light sweet scent can be perceived nearby. Well-established specimens can reflower lightly during the summer if pruned appropriately.

This Twopink variety proves hardy down to approximately -25°C, it adapts to ordinary, slightly clayey but well-drained soils, and flowers more abundantly in full sun. Use this bush as the centrepiece of a bed or in a small informal hedge. In a pot, choose a container at least 40 cm on each side. Pair it with white or purple spring flowerings to highlight its pink tones: Deutzia ‘Yuki Snowflake’ and Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ for example. Beside it, you can plant blue perennials like Nepeta Kit Cat or Geranium Rozanne. Purple physocarpus will showcase its flowering.